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11/29/2003 01:52:54 AM |
Hello from the Critique Club!
Excellent photo! There are some great contrasts visible here and it clearly meets the challenge.
What first catches my eye is the wonderful contrast between the crisply rendered clock and the blurred out gun. I have to disagree with many of the previous comments, I think the photo has an increased impact with this obvious contrast, and a good deal of the punch would be lost if the whole image were in complete focus. I think the emphasis/focus of the image should be on the clock, as it is the recipient of the action as described by the title.
The second great contrast is that of the black & white. The image is really accentuated with the black & white choice - I don't know if the clock surrounds are actually black, but it makes for a very clean image with this color scheme all the same. The crispness generally inherent to black/white really lends itself to boosting the contrast in the focus.
Secondly I think the low light, or at least low tone of the photo is great. A brighter look, while stark, would probably overpower an already striking image. The low light instead forces the focus on the two main entities in the photo and doesn't compete with the energy they display. Even if it isn't able to highlight the contrast in the black & white as mentioned previously.
The composition is excellent - I really like how the image seems to grow out from the bottom left corner. I do have a suggestion, and that would be to see how it would look if the perspective was straight down the barrel instead of the side view. I'm not sure if this would block out too much of the clock and render the gun unrecognizable.. thereby nullifying much of the dynamic of the photo or not. Its a thought though.
I think this was a well thought out idea, set up and executed nicely. I also think, though I found it a plus, the low lighting may have affected some of the scores, as did the choice for the gun to be out of focus. I find both of those to enhance the essence of the image.
All in all, an excellent submission. There really isn't anything I would suggest changing besides the alternative perspective. Nicely done. |
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11/23/2003 08:34:12 PM |
| Good shot ;) I'd like to have seen more DOF. |
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11/23/2003 12:31:01 AM |
| tick tock tick tock clickBOOM - AHHH i can't feel my second hand! |
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11/21/2003 06:32:09 PM |
| would really like to have seen the pistol in better focus...but neat idea. |
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11/17/2003 09:46:57 PM |
| Good take on topic, but I wish the gun was more in focus |
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11/17/2003 05:08:34 PM |
| Or looking down the barrel of a 45? In this case, I believe, all of the shotshould have been in focus. |
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11/17/2003 02:31:19 PM |
haha this one is comical
I don't like the gun being so out of focus though, or at least not so MUCH of the gun.
I don't think there should be so much empty space at the top |
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11/17/2003 11:36:26 AM |
| Good one...just excellent. I can't add anything constructive, it's too good. |
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11/17/2003 01:42:38 AM |
| Works well, especially the gun being so out of focus. |
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